Previous DayRE:Has IBM's standards move started something?
Blog Comment Thanks for the response. I would like to correct a few things, however: 1. I think you misunderstand and therefore misrepresent my point. We don't think that it is ironic that IBM supports open...
U.S. Clamps Down On Laptop Snoops
Blog The U.S has got a new bill that guarantees travellers rights in cases of laptop seizure at its borders. The ‘Travelers’ Privacy Protection Act of 2008’ (Senate bill S. 3612 and House bill H.R....
Cost to the NHS
Talkback I would like to think that the management and staff responsible for the "misplacement" of the discs are invited to jointly re-imburse the public purse the costs that were caused.
The continuing saga of waste
Talkback There is absolutely no reason why the majority of computers not in use overnight - more than half the 24 hour day - cannot be shut down by their user/operator at the end of the working day....
BT's Wi-Fi lets go of The Cloud
News Customers of BT Openzone will no longer be able to roam onto The Cloud's Wi-Fi networks, after commercial talks between the companies broke down
RE:Has IBM's standards move started something?
Blog Comment While the existing systems can undoubtedly be improved, nobody seems to be asking the important questions. Why is IBM now asking to change the rules? Why is the company that has benefited from...
Google patent filing reveals wireless vision
Analysis The search giant's definition of a truly open wireless network is in conflict with how wireless operators do business today
Have a look here
Talkback http://www.gimp.org/ "GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on...
I voted with my feet
Talkback None of these US companies have been able to justify the extra costs, and as I can remember what U S actually stands for, I tend to find alternatives wherever possible. One day they may see sense,...
Google patent sees operators bidding for each call
News A Google patent application published on Thursday describes a scenario where carriers would fight it out for each call or data session initiated by a phone user
BT to begin third Phorm trial
News After a delay of over half a year, BT will begin on Tuesday another trial of the ad-serving tech that has been opposed by peers, privacy campaigners and thinktanks
What happend to the 3,500 old machines?
Talkback Interesting logic here from the government that the way to improve its sustainable approach to IT and the environment in generally is to buy in lots of shiny new boxes - aahhh the lovely shiny...
Vodafone UK to get new CEO
News With the operator group reorganising its regional divisions, Nick Read will become CEO of the Asia-Pacific and Middle East portfolio, to be replaced by Vodafone Netherlands boss Guy Laurence
Scientists' goals for the Large Hadron Collider
Video A CBS correspondent goes 300 feet underground to discover the aims of the scientists involved with the world's largest scientific experiment
E-TEN Glofiish V900
Review The Glofiish V900's USP is its integrated digital TV tuner, which unfortunately doesn't perform well when on the move. Otherwise, it's a well-specified Windows Mobile handheld.
Google stands up for gay rights
Blog Here's an interesting blog post from Google's Sergey Brin, in which he announces a company stand on the issue of gay rights in California. Although Google does not usually comment on social...
New Blackberry strongly resembles Nokia E71
Blog Images and first-look reviews of the BlackBerry Javelin are starting to creep out. This would be the successor to the Curve. Now, I use a Nokia E71 - a very fine phone in my estimation, but a...
FCO admits overnight energy waste
News In response to a parliamentary question, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has owned up to leaving about 10,000 computers switched on overnight
Idea - ISO's World Standards Day is 14 October
Blog In two weeks, ISO is celebrating World Standards Day, along with IEC and ITU. That might make a good day to focus attention on efforts to improve its work in IT standards. "World Standards Day...
HSBC job losses to hit IT workers
News The bank has confirmed that tech workers will be among those affected by the 1,100 job cuts announced last week
Sony Ericsson's Xperia gets Windows Mobile tweaks
News The company has revealed it had to convince Microsoft to make the Windows Mobile interface for the Xperia X1 more user-friendly
Developing for Luxembourgish, Nepali, Uzbek and Welsh
Blog I’m currently working on some projects that examine the architecture of code construction when ‘accessibility’ is a key consideration in the design and build phase. Interestingly, if you broaden...
Has IBM's standards move started something?
Blog IBM's attack on traditional standards makers will become really significant if other companies join in, either supporting IBM or producing their own policies. It is still early days, though....
Microsoft to ship jQuery with Visual Studio
News The software giant will offer and support the jQuery JavaScript library, with Nokia also taking an interest in the open-source project
Asus Eee to get embedded 3G
News The PC maker's Eee PC 901 will be released with HSDPA connectivity, as well as built-in Wi-Fi, from October
ID-cards scheme will 'drown' in mismatches
News A biometrics expert has said the scheme will collapse due to the probable number of false fingerprint and photo matches
Over 11,000 teachers' details lost on CD
News The General Teaching Council for England has lost an encrypted disc holding personal information on 11,423 teachers
RE:Patching things up
Blog Comment Adrian, I completely agree with you. There are major problems with both trust and cost in whatever system one tries to come up with. But the FOSS community has come up with very good solutions to...
